The detail you can get on Sony’s new sensor is astounding. Photo: Sony
Future iPhone cameras could soon rival the pixel count of high-end DSLRs thanks to a new 48 megapixel sensor created by Sony.
Sony says it has created the highest pixel count sensor for a smartphone with its new IMX586 sensor. Usually higher pixel count means lower quality low-light photos, but Sony has managed to merge the best of both worlds. And it might make you want to toss your DSLR.
Your used iPhone value might surprise you. You could resell your iPhone X and recoup most of the cost of a new 2018 model. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
You may have gulped a bit when you put down $999 for your iPhone X. But turns out it was a good investment. Half a year later, your device has depreciated surprisingly little.
B-Stock, a B2B company selling used computers, says that the iPhone X has held its value better than any Apple phone in its experience. And iPhones do better than their rivals.
Time tracking is as easy as hitting "start" with the Hours app Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac
If you’ve ever done a freelance project, worked as a consultant, or spent any time being self employed, you know how important keeping track of time spent working can be. Some people prefer to log their time on a sheet of paper, while others have little routines to mark the start and stop of work. Hours for iPhone is a time tracking app designed to make logging your time easy.
Apple Watch Series 4’s display will be bigger. Photo: Concept Creator
The grand unveiling of the Apple Watch Series 4 could be just a couple weeks away and based on a new mock-up, you’re going to love the way it looks.
Based on leaked info of Apple’s upcoming wearable, the gorgeous concept shows what the device will look like with its bigger, bezel-free display and rounded corners.
Gary Vaynerchuk was one of the judges on the Apple reality show. Photo: Apple
Apple’s reality TV show Planet of the Apps was disappointing, but one of its stars, Gary Vaynerchuk, blames the show’s failure on something other than its misjudged content.
In a new episode of his podcast, entrepreneur and internet personality Vaynerchuk says that Apple failed to properly market the show.
The iPhone has a disadvantage compared to its rivals. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
When you take into account the build quality, design, hardware features and, of course, mobile operating system, the iPhone is our pick for the world’s greatest smartphone product line. But it’s not no. 1 in everything — as speed tests make clear.
In download speed tests carried out by Ookla LLC, the company behind the Speedtest app and website, the current-generation iPhones lag behind the top smartphones made by both Samsung and Google. This means slower website loading, movies starting more quickly, and higher quality video calls.
No graphic design skills? No problem. This web based app makes graphic design accessible to anyone. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Graphic design is one skill with a million uses. Whether you’re building your brand, designing a website, tightening up a resume, or anything else that involves images, knowing how to make a great looking image goes a long way. With the right software, you don’t really need to know what you’re doing anyway.
Choose your iPhone fast charger carefully. Photo: Chongdiantou
Apple finally brought fast charging to the iPhone last fall, but with this year’s refresh, one big change could ruin it.
Recent reports have claimed Apple will ship 18W fast charging adapters with all 2018 devices, which would be terrific — but if yours breaks or disappears, don’t think about replacing it with a cheaper model from another manufacturer.
Slurp Juice will become even more useful in the next Fortnite patch. Photo: Epic Games
Epic Games is introducing another new submachine gun to Fortnite this week as it continues its mission to change close-quarters combat.
One developer has also confirmed that Slurp Juice will see big improvements in the game’s next content update. Here’s what you have to look forward to.
You'll have to find some other way to pay for your nudie pics. Photo: Snapchat
Snapchat is shutting down its Snapcash peer-to-peer payment service, which allowed users to send money to one another.
With other services like Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, and Apple Pay Cash offering the same functionality, there was no room for another service on the market.
Apple is investigating complaints from dozens of customers in Singapore, who claim to have had hundreds of dollars taken from their accounts, supposedly for iTunes payments.
Some of the victims lost up to $7,000. Others lost less than this, but nonetheless had their available balance “completely wiped out” by the fraudulent charges.
The new HomePod could offer a neat new feature. Photo: Apple
HomePod is expected to get even smarter this fall when Apple rolls out a big software update.
A new report claims the $349 device will be able to handle phone calls, retrieve your voicemail, and run multiple timers. It could also give you the ability to search for songs by using their lyrics, and to translate languages.
This week we check out a virtual bassist for your iPad, a music player for iOS that actually lets you load tunes off the internet or from the Files app, and two more hot, hot apps, or app-like services.
This great deal will land you powerful VPN protection for up to 5 devices at once. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
If the news of the last few weeks tells us anything, it’s that online security are no joke. Maybe you don’t have to worry about foreign governments snooping on your emails…or maybe you do. Either way, one great way to guard your online activity is to connect with a VPN.
This bundle of coding courses will give you the basic skills you need to build great things on and for the web. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Coding is key to so many careers these days. It’s also just a valuable skill, whether for creative projects, building a website, gathering data, the list goes on. But learning to code can be daunting, so this massively discounted bundle of coding lessons is a must-see.
Wiplabs' Wall Charging Stand will allow you to charge Apple Watch on any wall socket while neatly storing the MagSafe cable inside the charger. Photo: Wiplabs
For those of us seeking space for yet another Apple Watch accessory, fear not. I’ve found a modern, minimal wall charging stand that powers up Apple Watch directly via socket.
Talk about a discreet and dual-use Apple Watch charging stand. Wiplabs Wall Charging Stand has no footprint. Nightstand full? Desk a nightmare? Pop this into your nearest wall socket, and voila … you’re juicing up Apple Watch.
Business is booming for the App Store. Photo: PhotoAtelier/Flickr
The second quarter of 2018 proved to be the most lucrative period for app developers ever.
Both the Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store saw a record number of new app installs during Q2 2018 and shattered revenue records in the process.
AT&T and arch-rival Verizon will be among the first U.S. carriers to offer 5G. Photo: Luismt94/Wikipedia CC
AT&T promised to bring the next generation of cellular wireless technology to a dozen cities before the end of this year. It just hasn’t revealed which ones yet.
The carrier started the teasing process a few months ago, announcing that Atlanta, Dallas and Waco, Texas, will get mobile 5G.
Itty Bitty could turn paper posters into web servers. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac
Quick question: If you wanted to publish a quick one-page website right now, how would you do it? You’d either put it up on a service like Tumblr, or you’d have to register a domain name, find a host, and Zzzzzzzz. But what if you could just create that web page, then zip it up into its own link? Whenever anyone clicked on that link, it would unpack itself, and show up in their browser like any regular web page. That’s what Itty Bitty does.
It’s pretty wild, and gets even wilder. Because while you can paste your link anywhere, like a Tweet, you can also turn that link into a QR code and print it. If you do so, then that paper QR code contains your actual website. Whenever anyone scans it, it will be unpacked, and rendered, no internet required.
Amazon's new Part Finder feature for iPhone uses computer vision to identify and buy hundreds of different types of fasteners. Photo: Sheila Sund via Flickr
Until recently, if you needed to replace a screw, nut or bolt, you’d take a trip to the hardware store. With Amazon’s latest update to its iPhone app, there’s no need.
Part Finder is a new feature of Amazon’s camera search that can identify hundreds of types of screws, nuts, bolts, washers and other fasteners. Once ID’d, they can be bought straight from the app.
It's the fullfillment of many a baseball fan's dreams: beer by text. Photo: Aramark
The Philadelphia Phillies and Aramark started a pilot program that lets fans order beer from their seats using an iPhone.
The service makes use of Apple Business Chat, a service that launched this spring designed to let customers send messages to companies without strings attached.
Samsung hits Apple with three more blows in commercials for the Galaxy S9. Photo: Samsung
Samsung continues tyring to sell smartphones with advertising that gives more airtime to Apple.
Three more commercials in Samsung’s “Ingenious” campaign went public today with a belief in accentuating the negative. Each exploits a different criticism of the iPhone X – the need for a dongle, the lack of a fast charger and a camera that gets lower test scores than the Galaxy S9.
Despite faster connections, display support hasn’t improved. Photo: Apple
Apple’s new MacBook Pro lineup has a lot of improvements under the hood that you might have missed. One of those is an upgraded Thunderbolt 3 controller from Intel.
Both the 13- and 15-inch models pack a new “Titan Ridge” chip, but unfortunately for some users, there are big limitations. Don’t rush out to blow your savings on an 8K monitor just yet.
Pixelmator is a powerful, all-in-one graphic design app for photographers and designers alike Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac
Since its introduction, the iPad has slowly won over new markets of people. Over the past couple years, photo and image editing apps have found a home on Apple’s tablet. Pixelmator for iOS takes photo editing and graphic design on iOS to a new level, bringing a photoshop-like experience to your fingertips.